escapee
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In July, another escapee, 24-year-old Laura Avtorkhanova, was found in a shelter in Georgia by a group of male relatives who reportedly tried to coerce her into returning to Russia.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Astronomers suspect an unusual near-Earth rocky object is not a typical escapee from the Solar System’s asteroid belt, but is instead a chunk of the Moon blasted into space eons ago by a spectacular impact.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2024
One escapee, who spoke to her relative back home, said rice and wheat could no longer be smuggled into the country.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
The escapee, a 5-foot-6 Black man who weighs 225 pounds, is said to have black hair and brown eyes.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
The other escapee is Kim Hye Sook, who also fled Camp 18.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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